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[Question] Some disk will randomly spins how to check why?

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Hi everyone,

i have a problem on my Unraid, some disk will randomly spin up without giving any "signal" on why.
i have File Activity but it is empty, i have disabled all the docker that have access on media on those disk, but they will keep randomly spins.
Not all the disk will spin up at the same time but only 1/2 will spin up.

Someone has some insight on how to understand this?
In the disk log i have read SMART but, as i understand, the SMART is triggered because someone spin up the disk and it is not the cause


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mordor-diagnostics-20251127-1509.zip

I have the same issue. Every morning at 7:20 one disk of my array and the parity drive spins up and SMART is tested. This disk is the only one in my array formated with ZFS. All others are XFS. No docker, No VM accessing the array.

Somebody some Ideas ?

Regards

Holger

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On 11/27/2025 at 2:05 PM, Capsicum42 said:

same issue

Start your own thread with your Diagnostics ZIP

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Are there any one with the same behavior?

This is getting really annoying disk 1/2 will spin up/down every 30 minutes without no one using it...

These seems happening after updating to 7.2.2 and having Unraid Connect Plugin working

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The disk spins up almost exactly at the top of each hour, e.g.

29 Nov 10:00:24

29 Nov 11:00:24

29 Nov 12:00:24

29 Nov 13:00:24

29 Nov 14:00:24

To me this suggests there's a script, plugin or something else running hourly causing the spin-up for that disk

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1 minute ago, JorgeB said:

The disk spins up almost exactly at the top of each hour, e.g.

29 Nov 10:00:24

29 Nov 11:00:24

29 Nov 12:00:24

29 Nov 13:00:24

29 Nov 14:00:24

To me this suggests there's a script, plugin or something else running hourly causing the spin-up for that disk

Can this do not trigger the file view?

I will try to understand more but this wont happening before upgrading to 7.2.2, but if i downgrade it remains.

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You can try booting in safe mode first.

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9 hours ago, JorgeB said:

You can try booting in safe mode first.

Seems something related to the CA Mover, it makes the disk spin even if it wont move any file. For now i have disabled the scheduler, as soon i have some more time i will try to see the log and check why.

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